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Pa’lante: Reflections on the TCG National Conference in Puerto Rico

Pa’lante: Reflections on the TCG National Conference in...

For both those from the island and in the diaspora, the gathering affirmed and clarified...

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Pride – review

Pride – review

In the summer of 1984 and the miners’ strike was being crushed by Margaret Thatcher‘s...

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The Windrush Suite and Echo in the Bones – review

The Windrush Suite and Echo in the Bones – review

From the moment he stepped on stage, Renell Shaw had an energy and presence that...

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Phoenix Dance Theatre – Interplay – review

Phoenix Dance Theatre – Interplay – review

Sadler’s Wells East was host to Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Interplay. A mixed bill...

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A to B  by Tia-Renee Mullings – review

A to B  by Tia-Renee Mullings – review

Who doesn’t love a classic rom com? Where two people, against all odds, stumble...

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Hansberry-Lilly Fellows, Hermitage/MTC Commissions, and More

Hansberry-Lilly Fellows, Hermitage/MTC Commissions, and...

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

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Luke James Is Headed Back to Broadway in the New Musical ‘Wanted’

Luke James Is Headed Back to Broadway in the New Musical...

Luke James joins the Broadway musical Wanted alongside Ledisi, Solea Pfeiffer, and...

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Paula Vogel Helps Launch New Writers’ Retreat, Bards on the Bay

Paula Vogel Helps Launch New Writers’ Retreat, Bards on...

The new center on Cape Cod plans to host writers for one- to three-week summer stays.

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Those Who Learn, Teach

Those Who Learn, Teach

For theatre teachers, summer is the time to inhale, recharge, and remember what...

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Chanice Alexander-Burnett  – interview

Chanice Alexander-Burnett  – interview

CHANICE ALEXANDER-BURNETT  | THE HARDER THEY COMEEnsemble / Cover Elsa (16 May –...

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Get £10 tickets to Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Interplay at Sadler’s Wells East, 24 – 27 June

Get £10 tickets to Phoenix Dance Theatre’s Interplay at...

Don’t miss the BFI’s tribute to one of the first black actors to forge a successful...

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Dreamscape  28 Jul – 8 Aug 2026

Dreamscape 28 Jul – 8 Aug 2026

Hip-Hop theatre to the beat of 12 bullets Inspired by the shocking true story of...

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Renell Shaw – interview

Renell Shaw – interview

 Join Artist in Residence Renell Shaw for an evening that celebrates history, identity,...

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Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

The acclaimed Alvin Ailey American Dance will simultaneously celebrate tradition...

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Grace Saif – interview

Grace Saif – interview

Grace Saif (Kala) trained at RADA. Theatre includes: Ballet Shoes (National Theatre); Sea...

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Acosta Danza Yunior – Next Generation – review

Acosta Danza Yunior – Next Generation – review

Picture a pleasant summer evening with a diverse audience, exuberant chatter fills...

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Glengarry Glen Ross – review

Glengarry Glen Ross – review

David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play Glengarry Glen Ross was first staged in...

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Know a Theatre: Duke City Repertory Theatre of Albuquerque, New Mexico

Know a Theatre: Duke City Repertory Theatre of Albuquerque,...

Working without a fixed space or set ticket prices, this small company brings theatre...

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Bodies in Space: A Report From Physical Theater Festival Chicago

Bodies in Space: A Report From Physical Theater Festival...

For a week in early June, theatremakers from all over the world, and from the Windy...

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Leadership Changes at American Stage, GableStage, NEFA, and More

Leadership Changes at American Stage, GableStage, NEFA,...

A roundup of comings and goings at the top of U.S. theatre institutions.

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Salt Tree Art Launches Berkshires New Theater Festival

Salt Tree Art Launches Berkshires New Theater Festival

The new festival will include works exploring identity and ecology.

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‘Once’ Upon a Time: A Live Concert Doc With the Original New York Cast

‘Once’ Upon a Time: A Live Concert Doc With the Original...

An actor-musician from the show's original run gathered castmates for a benefit...

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Tia-Renee Mullings – interview

Tia-Renee Mullings – interview

Presented by JFR Productions in association with Soho Theatre and HighTide Theatre....

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Dr Mojisola Kareem

Dr Mojisola Kareem

Dr Mojisola Kareem, artistic director, Utopia Theatre, on Professor Wole Soyinka...

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Meet the cast of ice&fire’s A Fine Idea

Meet the cast of ice&fire’s A Fine Idea

The cast is GRACE SAIF (Ballet Shoes, 13 Reasons Why) as Kala, ELLA BRYANT (professional...

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Beautiful Non-Violent Anarchist Revolution, Where Are You?

Beautiful Non-Violent Anarchist Revolution, Where Are You?

Thoughts on reading the vibrant diaries of Living Theatre pioneer Judith Malina,...

Andrea Stolowitz: I Am My Own Home

Andrea Stolowitz: I Am My Own Home

This month, Brian talks to Andrea Stolowitz, a playwright and librettist with dual...

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Solo Acts of Comic Commemoration in ‘The Peculiar Patriot’ and ‘Greef’

Solo Acts of Comic Commemoration in ‘The Peculiar Patriot’...

Conversations with Liza Jessie Peterson and Christina Gelsone about 2 very different...

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All Stars Project Launches Artistic Advisory Council

All Stars Project Launches Artistic Advisory Council

The new council will highlight the organization’s emboldened efforts towards artistic...

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Life After Left Eye In ‘CrazySexyCool’

Life After Left Eye In ‘CrazySexyCool’

A new bio-musical at Arena Stage throws it back to the ’90s with the groundbreaking...

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Disney’s The Lion King – review

Disney’s The Lion King – review

Nothing beats a Disney classic, and The Lion King is up there as one of Disney’s...

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Soyinka’s forgotten play The Swamp Dwellers receives Sheffield revival after over half a century

Soyinka’s forgotten play The Swamp Dwellers receives Sheffield...

Africa’s first Nobel laureate’s “quietly powerful” play has not been performed in...

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Driftwood by Martina Laird – review

Driftwood by Martina Laird – review

It’s the 1950s and Trinidad is on the brink of independence as the structures of...

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Dito van Reigersberg, Human Meteor

Dito van Reigersberg, Human Meteor

He was Pig Iron Theatre's heavy-light, goofy-serious, puckish-peaceful poet, and...

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Dito van Riegersberg, Human Meteor

Dito van Riegersberg, Human Meteor

He was Pig Iron Theatre's heavy-light, goofy-serious, puckish-peaceful poet, and...

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Ellen Thomas – interview

Ellen Thomas – interview

Known for her on-screen roles in EastEnders and Teachers, Ellen Thomas makes her...

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Theatre During Wartime: A Report From Ukraine

Theatre During Wartime: A Report From Ukraine

Live performance persists amid the Russian onslaught, not as a commentary on the...

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Where the River Does Not Stand Still

Where the River Does Not Stand Still

With its new Samuel H. Scripps Theater Center, Hudson Valley Shakespeare has a stunning...

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In Pittsburgh, a Partnership Leads to Layoffs

In Pittsburgh, a Partnership Leads to Layoffs

Pittsburgh Public Theater’s entire staff has been let go, and Pittsburgh CLO is...

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Marking a Big Birthday for a Nation That Contains Multitudes

Marking a Big Birthday for a Nation That Contains Multitudes

A roundup of the countless projects celebrating America's 250th birthday this summer...

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LIVE PREMIERE  RENELL SHAW THE WINDRUSH SUITE AND ECHO IN THE BONES

LIVE PREMIERE RENELL SHAW THE WINDRUSH SUITE AND ECHO IN...

THE UK’S FINEST MUSICIANS ACROSS JAZZ, CLASSICAL AND CONTEMPORARY MUSIC ASSEMBLE...

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Tonys, Eliot Norton Awards, June Anne Baker Prize, and More

Tonys, Eliot Norton Awards, June Anne Baker Prize, and...

A roundup of prizes, fellowships, and other recognitions.

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‘Eugene’ Holds a Picking Party

‘Eugene’ Holds a Picking Party

Sarah Gancher's hootenanny-inspired, Arkansas-set adaptation of 'Eugene Onegin'...

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War Horse – review

War Horse – review

The stage adaptation of Michael Morpurgo’s much-loved book, War Horse has had quite...

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How To Recreate Kerry Washington’s Hermès Look For Less

How To Recreate Kerry Washington’s Hermès Look For Less

Kerry Washington could teach a masterclass in effortlessness if she wanted to. She...

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A Neon Nostalgia Kaboom for the End of the World

A Neon Nostalgia Kaboom for the End of the World

In its ’80s IP retro rush, is Broadway's 2025-26 season simply offering brand-name...

Pam MacKinnon on ACT, Isaac Butler on the NEA

Pam MacKinnon on ACT, Isaac Butler on the NEA

ACT's outgoing artistic director talks about the joys and challenges of an artistic...

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Excellence Provoking Thoughts: A Tale of Two Nnamdis

Excellence Provoking Thoughts: A Tale of Two Nnamdis

On the 29th night of May, 2026, a theatrical excellence, A Tale of Two Nnamdis by...

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ZazaFest to Honor the Life of Diana Oh

ZazaFest to Honor the Life of Diana Oh

A grassroots coalition has emerged to honor the life of iconic queer artist Diana...

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TCG Names 5 Puerto Rican Artists as 2026 Rising Leaders

TCG Names 5 Puerto Rican Artists as 2026 Rising Leaders

This year's Rising Leaders program highlights emerging artists within the Puerto...

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Hadestown – review

Hadestown – review

At the heart of London’s Lyric Theatre, Hadestown reimagines the Greek myth of Orpheus...

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Jessica Stone: Ready for a Long Conversation at La Jolla Playhouse

Jessica Stone: Ready for a Long Conversation at La Jolla...

For this actor-turned-director, the job of running one of the U.S.'s biggest nonprofit...

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Barbican announces new centre-wide events and gatherings for Project a Black Planet

Barbican announces new centre-wide events and gatherings...

This summer, the Barbican presents Project a Black Planet, a major season celebrating...

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People to Watch: Megan Mullally

People to Watch: Megan Mullally

As the 'Will and Grace' star makes a theatrical return in the wild new musical 'Iceboy!,'...

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What Else Is New: A U.S. World Premiere Roundup

What Else Is New: A U.S. World Premiere Roundup

A complete listing of new plays being produced this month.

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Ryan Calais Cameron and Monique Touko – interview

Ryan Calais Cameron and Monique Touko – interview

Ahead of The Afronauts opening at the Royal Court Theatre this November, we sat...

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Beetlejuice the Musical – review

Beetlejuice the Musical – review

Since Tim Burton created the iconic 1988 movie, the Beetlejuice UK fandom has been...

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Return to the Forest – review

Return to the Forest – review

Following its world premiere in Manchester earlier this month, Return to the Forest has...

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Get £9 tickets to Return to the Forest at Sadler’s Wells East

Get £9 tickets to Return to the Forest at Sadler’s Wells...

Don’t miss the BFI’s tribute to one of the first black actors to forge a successful...

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Art & Soul Consulting Defines Hair Leads With Texture Ready

Art & Soul Consulting Defines Hair Leads With Texture Ready

The first production-side standard for hair in theatre, film, and TV aims to address...

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TYA, or Theatre for Audiences Who Happen to Be Young?

TYA, or Theatre for Audiences Who Happen to Be Young?

New Victory Theater’s artistic director makes the case for breaking down borders,...

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RYAN CALAIS CAMERON AND MONIQUE TOUKO ANNOUNCED AS CO-DIRECTORS OF THE AFRONAUTS

RYAN CALAIS CAMERON AND MONIQUE TOUKO ANNOUNCED AS CO-DIRECTORS...

Royal Court Theatre today announces The Afronauts writer Ryan Calais Cameron (For...

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Broadway League, Actors’ Equity Create New Audition Initiative

Broadway League, Actors’ Equity Create New Audition Initiative

The new initiative is designed to provide Equity actors the opportunity to be seen...

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‘Black Swan’ Brings the Music and the Mirror

‘Black Swan’ Brings the Music and the Mirror

A new musical from Jen Silverman and Dave Malloy seeks to bring the Oscar-nominated...

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Comment on LES DO THIS by 20bet

Comment on LES DO THIS by 20bet

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Before I’m Dead: Discounted theatre tickets for Lambeth residents

Before I’m Dead: Discounted theatre tickets for Lambeth...

Lambeth residents can see the award-winning new play BEFORE I’M DEAD at The Glitch...

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Ballet Black at 25 review

Ballet Black at 25 review

Back when I was a five-year-old in my first (and last) ballet class, crying because...

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Nine Sixteenth  by Paula Varjack – review

Nine Sixteenth  by Paula Varjack – review

Nine Sixteenths is a collaborative, Black female-led theatre play that takes us...

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DON’T MISS OLIVER SAMUELS IN HIS FUNNIEST PLAY TO DATE ‘WHERE DERE’S A WILL DERE’S A CRIMINAL’  COMES TO THE UK

DON’T MISS OLIVER SAMUELS IN HIS FUNNIEST PLAY TO DATE...

Bagga John (BJ) Production, LV Promotion, C De Vision and Sunshine Horizon Promotion...

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Care by Alexander Zeldin – review

Care by Alexander Zeldin – review

Alexander Zeldin’s Care is not an easy watch. Set within the emotionally and physically...

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The Harder They Come – review

The Harder They Come – review

Few revivals feel as thoroughly deserved as the return of The Harder They Come to...

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Native Theatre Movement Launches With Open Letter

Native Theatre Movement Launches With Open Letter

Signed by 250 Native and non-Native artists, the new effort and alliance calls on...

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Cultivating Our Next Theatre Directors in the Festival of Nine Plays

Cultivating Our Next Theatre Directors in the Festival...

From the 21st to the 23rd of April, 2026, I had the privilege to attend the Festival...

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Václav Havel Would Want Us to Fight—and Hope

Václav Havel Would Want Us to Fight—and Hope

Next month’s Rehearsal for Truth International Theater Festival will offer an NYC...

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PlayPenn to Explore ‘Democracy in Action’ at 2026 Conference

PlayPenn to Explore ‘Democracy in Action’ at 2026 Conference

PlayPenn's 2026 New Play Development Conference will feature new work by Zoe Palmer,...

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